Minestrone Monster
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"Where cruelty and injustice are concerned, hopelessness is submission, which I believe is immoral." — Edward Said.
I'm thinking about this quote a lot. How many of us have given up because something is too hard? How has that created a less just world? Are we ok with this immorality?
I'm thinking about this quote a lot. How many of us have given up because something is too hard? How has that created a less just world? Are we ok with this immorality?
no this can't be true because if it were we'd be seeing unprecedented levels of anxiety and depression and absenteeism in school kids
Research ties long #COVID in kids to chronic school absenteeism, learning problems
Long COVID was also linked to a higher prevalence of anxiety and depression.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Long COVID was also linked to a higher prevalence of anxiety and depression.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
January 21, 2026 at 8:49 PM
no this can't be true because if it were we'd be seeing unprecedented levels of anxiety and depression and absenteeism in school kids
IMO the average CEO could be replaced by the word-salad machine and this does not change my mind
The disconnect between management and employee on AI usage is big. At the same time, CEOs are reporting they aren't seeing any revenue growth from AI.
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www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
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www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
CEOs Say AI Is Making Work More Efficient. Employees Tell a Different Story.
How much time workers say the technology saves them on the job is vastly different from what executives report.
www.wsj.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:57 PM
IMO the average CEO could be replaced by the word-salad machine and this does not change my mind
Man, I fucking love social media. I do. My feeds are full of people I love, people I admire, people doing interesting things, making art, making the world better, being funny, being kind. So many people, millions of people, creating new things every day, just for the joy of it. Amazing.
January 21, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Man, I fucking love social media. I do. My feeds are full of people I love, people I admire, people doing interesting things, making art, making the world better, being funny, being kind. So many people, millions of people, creating new things every day, just for the joy of it. Amazing.
Oh we're doing threats now
lmao
lmao
AI sits in billions of phones. Refusing to engage won't stop it, just leaves vulnerable people without knowledge. Demand ownership and control, not abstinence.
Abstinence From AI Is Not the Answer
Opinion | Refusing to use AI won’t protect society. Responsible resistance must include gaining knowledge about it.
f.mtr.cool
January 21, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Oh we're doing threats now
lmao
lmao
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People don't really think through how the Nazis actively made it harder for Jews to leave
The idea that all Americans are guaranteed any kind of freedom of movement, including boarding a flight, is quite the presumption at this point.
The idea that all Americans are guaranteed any kind of freedom of movement, including boarding a flight, is quite the presumption at this point.
German Jews were citizens of Germany at the start of 1933. By the end of 1933, the Nazis had
removed citizenship from naturalized citizen Jews.
In 1935, all German Jews were fully stripped of their German citizenship.
Citizenship under dictatorships is contingent for targeted minorities.
removed citizenship from naturalized citizen Jews.
In 1935, all German Jews were fully stripped of their German citizenship.
Citizenship under dictatorships is contingent for targeted minorities.
January 20, 2026 at 8:47 PM
People don't really think through how the Nazis actively made it harder for Jews to leave
The idea that all Americans are guaranteed any kind of freedom of movement, including boarding a flight, is quite the presumption at this point.
The idea that all Americans are guaranteed any kind of freedom of movement, including boarding a flight, is quite the presumption at this point.
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The future of work is changing. And we have to evolve with it or fall behind. That's why we're proud to introduce: Serfdom dot AI. Our platform allows SERFs (solo entrepreneur revenue facilitators) to rent affordable housing that they can subsidize by picking up work with Baron, our AI assistant
January 20, 2026 at 11:56 PM
The future of work is changing. And we have to evolve with it or fall behind. That's why we're proud to introduce: Serfdom dot AI. Our platform allows SERFs (solo entrepreneur revenue facilitators) to rent affordable housing that they can subsidize by picking up work with Baron, our AI assistant
We are going into our 7th year of remote work and there are still people who don't consider hybrid options for trainings and get togethers. I genuinely don't understand what is happening in their brains.
January 21, 2026 at 11:15 AM
We are going into our 7th year of remote work and there are still people who don't consider hybrid options for trainings and get togethers. I genuinely don't understand what is happening in their brains.
Stay strong my friends, we can do this
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Stay strong my friends, we can do this
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Profits go down: We regret to announce that we have to destroy the world.
Profits go up: We're delighted to announce that we have to destroy the world.
Profits go up: We're delighted to announce that we have to destroy the world.
January 19, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Profits go down: We regret to announce that we have to destroy the world.
Profits go up: We're delighted to announce that we have to destroy the world.
Profits go up: We're delighted to announce that we have to destroy the world.
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*frantically googling*
moral arc bent wrong how to fix
wikihow diy moral arc fix
moral arc technician near me
moral arc bent wrong how to fix
wikihow diy moral arc fix
moral arc technician near me
Who up bending they arc toward justice
January 19, 2026 at 8:38 PM
*frantically googling*
moral arc bent wrong how to fix
wikihow diy moral arc fix
moral arc technician near me
moral arc bent wrong how to fix
wikihow diy moral arc fix
moral arc technician near me
A lot of people refer to 2020 as a time when a better world was glimpsed. The way people pulled together and supported each other, kept each other safe and fought for justice. People who still mask today are, in many ways, holding onto that vision. To call them doomers or dead-enders is just wrong
January 20, 2026 at 1:03 PM
A lot of people refer to 2020 as a time when a better world was glimpsed. The way people pulled together and supported each other, kept each other safe and fought for justice. People who still mask today are, in many ways, holding onto that vision. To call them doomers or dead-enders is just wrong
I would have sincerely reconsidered buying a flat if someone had sat me down and explained the sheer volume of physical mail it would entail. I am drowning in communications from the council. I am being harangued by letters. And it's never anything fun. It is always "we will be taking more money 🤗"
January 20, 2026 at 12:53 PM
I would have sincerely reconsidered buying a flat if someone had sat me down and explained the sheer volume of physical mail it would entail. I am drowning in communications from the council. I am being harangued by letters. And it's never anything fun. It is always "we will be taking more money 🤗"
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Brianna Ghey was targeted by classmates who knew her offline. Online, she made friends and a community, and was making content to help other trans kids like her.
This is a grieving mother pushing for legislation that would have further isolated her trans child, that is supported by transphobes.
This is a grieving mother pushing for legislation that would have further isolated her trans child, that is supported by transphobes.
Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s
Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s
Esther Ghey says daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by harmful online content
The mother of the murdered teenager Brianna Ghey has urged Keir Starmer to ban social media for under-16s, adding to growing pressure on the prime minister before a crunch vote on the issue on Wednesday.
Esther Ghey wrote to Starmer on Monday explaining in detail how she felt her daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by TikTok influencers with whom she had become obsessed. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Brianna Ghey was targeted by classmates who knew her offline. Online, she made friends and a community, and was making content to help other trans kids like her.
This is a grieving mother pushing for legislation that would have further isolated her trans child, that is supported by transphobes.
This is a grieving mother pushing for legislation that would have further isolated her trans child, that is supported by transphobes.
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I never understand why people who tout their moderate and centrist credentials aren't directly asked about this.
January 19, 2026 at 5:23 PM
I never understand why people who tout their moderate and centrist credentials aren't directly asked about this.
Maybe Trump has a UTI, has anyone checked?
January 19, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Maybe Trump has a UTI, has anyone checked?
Thinking about the ICE detention centres brought to mind this poem, written by anti-apartheid poet Chris Van Wyk. poetscorner.blog/2022/07/19/i...
In Detention
We present this work in honor of the poet’s 65th birthday. He fell from the ninth floorHe hanged himselfHe slipped on a piece of soap while washingHe hanged himselfHe slipped on a piece of …
poetscorner.blog
January 19, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Thinking about the ICE detention centres brought to mind this poem, written by anti-apartheid poet Chris Van Wyk. poetscorner.blog/2022/07/19/i...
A group of queer people descended on me in the street outside a club after my ex-boyfriend had spent five minutes screaming at me. They gave me hugs and told me I was gorgeous and he looked like a clown and I shouldn't cry. They bought me a drink and we danced all night.
TIMELINE CLEANSE
When's a time that a stranger helped you in an unexpected, maybe even small way?
When's a time that a stranger helped you in an unexpected, maybe even small way?
January 19, 2026 at 3:22 PM
A group of queer people descended on me in the street outside a club after my ex-boyfriend had spent five minutes screaming at me. They gave me hugs and told me I was gorgeous and he looked like a clown and I shouldn't cry. They bought me a drink and we danced all night.
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It should click for you how many who ask for mutual aid online are disabled. Disabled people are likely to be in poverty & isolation. Disability makes life under capitalism precarious. That’s why disability justice is intertwined with getting rid of capitalism & why mutual aid is disability justice.
January 18, 2026 at 8:12 PM
It should click for you how many who ask for mutual aid online are disabled. Disabled people are likely to be in poverty & isolation. Disability makes life under capitalism precarious. That’s why disability justice is intertwined with getting rid of capitalism & why mutual aid is disability justice.
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‘It’s the continued existence of the normative state that lulls a population to sleep. It makes you discount the warnings of others. “Surely,” you say to yourself, “things aren’t that bad. My life is pretty much what it was.”’
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
January 18, 2026 at 2:49 PM
‘It’s the continued existence of the normative state that lulls a population to sleep. It makes you discount the warnings of others. “Surely,” you say to yourself, “things aren’t that bad. My life is pretty much what it was.”’
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
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Maybe the most important thing I’ve learned over the past few years is that the solution to what looks like a collective action problem is to just start solving it. People will show up.
January 18, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Maybe the most important thing I’ve learned over the past few years is that the solution to what looks like a collective action problem is to just start solving it. People will show up.
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pulling this reflection on white silence/fear over here, too:
January 15, 2026 at 4:41 PM
pulling this reflection on white silence/fear over here, too:
The Lebkuchen have disappeared from my local Tesco and taken my will to live with them
January 16, 2026 at 10:30 AM
The Lebkuchen have disappeared from my local Tesco and taken my will to live with them
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People with long covid are really suffering and need support.
I’m so glad my friend could help her but folks, please understand how sick someone must be if they feel they must relinquish a pet.
I’m so glad my friend could help her but folks, please understand how sick someone must be if they feel they must relinquish a pet.
It turns out that Ziggy's owner, suffering from long COVID, didn't feel like she had the capacity the keep taking care of, and she treated him finding us, some people who clearly liked taking care of him, as a sign that maybe it was time to let him go
January 16, 2026 at 3:58 AM
People with long covid are really suffering and need support.
I’m so glad my friend could help her but folks, please understand how sick someone must be if they feel they must relinquish a pet.
I’m so glad my friend could help her but folks, please understand how sick someone must be if they feel they must relinquish a pet.
A "piece" of broccoli, a "piece" of chicken and a tortilla. That "one other thing" better be the actual meal
Brooke Rollins: "We've run over 1,000 simulations. It can cost around $3 a meal for a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, corn tortilla, and one other thing. So there is a way to do this that actually will save the average American consumer money."
January 15, 2026 at 2:07 PM
A "piece" of broccoli, a "piece" of chicken and a tortilla. That "one other thing" better be the actual meal